# Samrala Village, Hamirpur, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Hamirpur, Hamirpur 

# Samrala

Samrala is a village in Hamirpur sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177401**. The 2011 Census counted **436 people in 102 households**, the 58th largest of 374 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.0%.

- 436people (2011)
- 102households
- 87.8%literacy
- 177401PIN code

## Samrala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samrala is 177401.** Samrala falls in Hamirpur sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177401
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017311

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Samrala from nearby towns?

- Hamirpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)9 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Samrala?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Samrala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Didhwin
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Anu
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hamirpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Samrala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and rice**. About 64% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Samrala

Of every 100 households in Samrala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Samrala · ■ Hamirpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**100%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**6%

Tap water ****95%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**62%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****86%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Samrala?

■ Samrala · ■ Hamirpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**89.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1283**

**1078

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**894

Working population ****66.1%**

**58.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 82.0% for women. 62% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 151 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (8%) · **■** Other work 50 (17%) · **■** Marginal 63 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Hamirpur

- Mandihar458 people
- Parnali449 people
- Halana441 people
- Bhater440 people
- Jhanikar432 people
- Jhatwar432 people
- Khatwin431 people
- Har430 people

[All 378 villages in Hamirpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/hamirpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samrala?177401
- How far is Samrala from Hamirpur?9 km by road
- What is the population of Samrala?436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samrala in?Hamirpur district (Hamirpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samrala?87.8% (Census 2011)
